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INVENTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet l H..H..TALBOT,

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. .2,028,422" "L Howard'H. Talbot, Pittsburgh, raujassignor to J United Engineering &} Foundry Company, I P'ittsburgh;'Pa.,acorporationoflfennsyivania Application December 12,'1934 Serial No.75'i,154 I I I j p 13 Claims. (01. 242-48) 1 I This invention pertains :to stripwinding reels" coilarlthat is in turn abutted againsta shoulder and, while not necessarily-so limited-relates-more 3b on the drum shaft 3. To securely hold this -particularly to. reels of the type used in conbearing cage assembly 6 in place on the drum junction with metal rolling mills for" handling shaft 3,an end plate8 having asufilcient diameter strip material, and especially to reelskof the to embrace theouterend of the bearing cage is 5 cantilever type. u I I fixedly secured to the end ofthe drum shaft by a Reels of this type have: a single supporting :.,plurality' of .stud bolts .9. fsurrounding the bearbearing for theirdriving end while theiroutboard ing cage, Bthere is provided a cylindrical housing endis customarily unsupportedxandkeptfree of cap against which the removable; -brajce 5 is 10 obstruction to permit acoil formed :on :the: reel directlycontacted when moved -to itsoperative 1o being readily removed. With the 'development I position. .Ihis housing cap consists of a slightly 10f wider mills andthedemand for greater tension xtapered cylindrical shell lyl and an end cover I! in the strip beingrolled and coiled it has become which: iS thread'edly engaged in. the outer. end. necessary in such reels to provide'some means for thereof. On its inner endthis shell is provided supporting thei'r previously unsupported outfwithan internal radially disposed rib. I3 w hich=16 -'board ends'sb as to prevent themfromLbending; is .utilizedto engage theinner, end of the bearing und'efthe forces encountered. 1Ecage 6 andhold the-housing cap inplace, on the e p With this-in mind it is an object of thisiinvendrum shaft. Opposite tosuch internal fibpfl an tion to provide a; deflection-preventingbrace for external rib, or flange, i4;- is also provided on the d the outboard end of a 'reel of the character shelli'l forlimiting theinward movementof the 20 'referred to which is comparatively 'simple in con- .free end-of the removable brace- 5. qToholdxthe struction; dependablein'operationfandadapted end ;cover .l2- of the shell II in placea set screw to'be easily and quickly moved into and out of l5 isthreaded through the shell into contact with engagement withth'ereel to facilitate the'removal, its threads; ,3 1 I of'a 'coil wound upon it. v v From theforegoing it willbe appreciatedthat 25 This and various other objects,as well as the' ,w-hen-the'bearing cage and {housing cap areasvarious other novel" features and advantages of sembledthe bearingcage 6 must be .mounted in the invention, will be apparent when"the followthe shell ll of the cap assembly-before the two iingdetailed description is read "in conjunction are placed on the end portion 3a,of-;the drum 3 withthe 'accompanying drawings, ofwhich Fig. 1 shaft -3'and that the cage-engaging endplate 8 is a nn view of-a reel constructed' in accordance must besecured tothe end of the drumshaft 3 with the invention; Fig. 2 a sectional view taken ,by the'boltsll provided therefor. before the end onthe line II--IIof Fig. 1;'Fig. 3 a sectional view cover 1 I2, is screwed into the end of the shells; It taken on the line III+III 0fIFig.-2';' and'Fig. 4 a I will alsobe appreciated that. once this'assembly 5 sectional viewon an enlargedrscale ofthe cut i is- ;in place the shell-H provides a freely movable 4 board end ofthe reel. i surface against which theend of the removable Referring in detail to thedrawings, the em brace Smay be engaged. I

bodiment ofv the invention therein illustrated is Referring now in detail to the removable .brace. shown as comprising areeLdrum I which may ,5it comprises a main brace arm sectionjaand" 40 be made in any suitablemanner, many forms of forearm-section 5b, the former being keyed for 40 which are well known inthe art. .For support- "pivotal movement to a verticaliy'disposed pivot ing this drum in theusual manner it is mounted shaft l6 which is secured in a supporting frame on a drum shaft} which is supported at one end i8. mounted onthe floor adjacent the reel or on' only in a fixed bearing stand 2 and connected to thehousing .of the miliand the latter connected a'suitable source of driving power notshown. to the former by anelbow joint 20. pivot 45 At the 'outboard end of this drum shaft there isshaft Ili is retained inca pair of end bearings l9 provided an anti-friction bearing" assembly 4; and 2! provided in its supporting frame l8 and which is adapted to receive the free end'of are-.1 the inner brace arm sectionia is keyed thereon movable horizontally'disposed deflection preventadjacent the upper of :these two bearings while ing brace 5. l a gear segment'23, which is utilized to swing the 50 As'illustrated more.particularlyin Fig. 4,this brace into and out'of its operative position, as outboard brace-engaging bearing assembly 4 is shown respectively infull and dotted linesin Fig. *madeupof aroller bearing cage assemblyfiwhich; v 1,]iskeyedto 'thepivot shaft i6 below the brace is mounted on a reduced portion 3a of the drum arm section 5a. Cooperating with such gear segshaft 3 with its inner end bearing against a ment to-move the brace is a gear rack '24. which is secured to a pair of plungers 25 and 26 respectively disposed for movement in a pair of cylinders 21 and 28 suitably located in the supporting frame l8.

To permit the assembly of the plungers 25 and 26 in the cylinders 21 and 28 the latter are provided with removable heads 29 and 3|, and for actuating the plungers a suitable source of fluid pressure not shown is provided and controlled in any well-known manner. 4

To meet the requirements demanded of the brace the brace arm sections 5a and 5b are made sufllciently strong to adequately brace the outer end of the drum shaft 3 and sufficiently long to allow the brace to be moved well out of the way of the largest contemplated coil to be wound upon the reel. for operation about a vertical pivot on the mill side of the reel to thereby most effectively resist the deflection of the drum shaft due to the tensional forces in the strip being woundupon the drum,

'I'he'reason for making the brace 5 in'two parts is to facilitate its movement into and out of operative position, and as will be appreciated, by breaking the brace slightly through the use of an elbow joint its length islessened whereby allowing it to be made with considerable bearing area'and at the same time permitting its being readily'moved from one position to another about its supporting shaft l5.

As'shown bestin Fig. 2,'the main brace arm section 5a of the brace which is attached to the pivot shaft I6 is made the larger -ofthe two and is designedto receive at its outer end the adjacent end of the forearm section 5b,the two parts being held together by an elbow joint employing a hinge pin 32 and limited in their relative breaking movement by shoulders 33 and 34 and 35 and 36, respectively, formed on the abutting ends of the two parts, the shoulders 33 and 34 being disposed to prevent the parts 5a and 5bbreak'ing at all in an outward direction and hence maintaining 'the'brace in a straight line when it in its operative position. The shoulders 35 and 35 on the other hand are inclined away from each other and on a sufiicient angle-to prevent the necessary breaking of thebrace to allowthe outer end thereof to freely clear the" bearing shell [2 when the brace is moved into and ing position. v

To normally maintain the brace'in its broken position so that'it can be readily returned from its inoperative to its operative position without main brace arm 5. The inner end of this plunger manual attention, a spring 31 and plunger 38 are provided in a bore 39 in theshoulder" 33 of the is disposed to bear against the face of the shoulder 34 of the forearm section member 5b and is enlarged to engage the inner end of the spring 31 which is maintained thereon and held thereagainst under tension by a screw cap 4| which 'is threadably engaged in the upper end of the bore 39.

To facilitate the engagement and disengagement of the brace with theshell at the end of the reel axis, a pivoted bearing block 44 is mounted in the free end of the arm section 5b. The

outer extremity of this block is cut out to engage a substantial portion of the periphery of the shell and the major part thereof disposed below the axis of. the reel to best support the weight of the reel and resist bending thereof due to the tensional forces of the strip. To hold the block in the arm section 5b the latter is bifurcated and a The brace is also, as shown, located out of operatwith said bearing cap.

pin 45 is extended through the extremities thereof and a hole provided in the center of the block, the hole being larger than the pin to permit the block to freely seat itself and move with respect to the shell when the brace is moved into and out of position. To further aid in the positioning of the block the ends of its outer extremity are rounded and its inner extremity, which is also rounded, seated against a correspondingly rounded surface which in the present embodiment comprises the outer face of a sheath 46 fitted between the inner end of the block and the inner end of the opening in the arm 5b. Through the use 'of this sheath the construction of the brace is facilitated and a design is provided which permits shims being inserted between the sheath and the brace to take up any play which may develop as the block or sheath wears away with use.

' and described what I now consider to represent its best embodiment. ,However, I desire to have it understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically illustrated and described.

I claim: I v

1. The combination with a cantilever type reel of a removable brace for the outboard end thereof which is'provided witha hinged Joint intermediate its ends and operable in a direction opposing the forces developed by the pull of the material being coiled on the reel.

2. A winding. reel for coiling wide material comprising a reel drum, a supporting shaft for said drum-mounted at one end a rigidbearing, a removable brace provided with a hinged joint intermediate its ends and disposed-to engage the other end of said shaft and resist the bending thereof by the pull of the material being coiled, and means for moving said brace into and out of engagement withsaid shaft.

,3. A .windingreel forv coilingjstrip material comprising a winding drum, a supporting shaft for said drum, a rigid bearing for supporting one end ofsaid shaft, a removable brace disposed to engage the free end of said shaft and support it against bending by the pull of the stock, and a freely rotatable cap mounted on the outboard end of said shaft for the reception of said brace.

.4. A winding reel for coiling strip material comprising a winding drum, a-supporting shaft onwhich said drum is mounted, a fixed bearing for supporting one end of said shaft, a collapsible brace having a hinged jointintermediate its ends for supporting the outboard end of said shaft from'bending'due tothe forces developed by the pull of the strip being wound on the drum, and means for moving said brace into and out of operative engagement with the shaft.

5; A strip winding reel comprising a winding drum, a supporting shaft on which said drum is mounted, a fixed bearing in which one end of said shaft is supported, a roller bearing mounted on the outboard endof said shaft, a bearing cap mounted on said bearing for free rotary movement aboutv said shaft, and a collapsible brace disposed to be moved into and out of engagement 6. A strip winding reel comprisinga winding drum, 2. fixed bearing support for pivotally'supporting one end of said drum, a cap assembly mounted for free rotary-movement on the oppositeend of said drum, and a collapsible brace arranged to be moved into and out of engagement with said cap assembly. g

7. A strip winding reel comprising a winding drum, 9, fixed bearing member for pivotally sup-'-' porting one end of said drum, aremovabie brace disposed to support the opposite end of the drum against deflection due to the pull or the material being'wound onthe reel, a bearing assembly mounted on the outboard end of said drum for receiving theend of saidbrace, and means forholding said bearing assembly in place.

8. A, strip winding reel comprising a winding drum, ashaft on which said drum is mounted, a fixed bearing member for supporting one end of shaft, and a pivotally mounted brace for engaging and supporting theother end of said shaft, said brace comprising a supporting section pivotally mounted on a supported pivot shaft,

' and a supported section pivotally connected to the free end of the supporting section and so connected thereto as to permit limited rotation of said supported section with respect. to the supporting section. a I

"9. A deflection-preventing brace for use with a cantilever type strip winding, reel comprising a support, a pivot shaft mounted in said support,

a brace arm keyed to said pivot shaft, a forearm section connected by an elbow joint to said brace arm forcontact with the outboard end of the real, and means for normally biasing said forearm section out of alignment with said brace 10. deflection-preventing brace for bracing the outboard end of a cantilever type strip reel,

comprising a brace arm pivotally supported at oneend, a forearm section connected by an e1 bow joint tothe free end of said brace arm, a

comprisinga brace arm pivotally supported at one end, a forearm section connected by an elbow joint-to the free end of said brace arm,

and means for rotating said brace arm assembly into and out of engagement with the outboard end of the'reel; v

13. A deflection-preventing brace for a shaft or the like comprising a brace arm supported at one end, a forearm section connected by an elbow joint to the free end of said brace arm, and means for moving said brace arm assembly into an out of engagement with said shaft.

HOWARD H. TALBOT.

brace for bracing the outboardend of a cantilever type strip reel 

